Australia bidding to host UN climate summit, set new emissions target
Australia will present a more ambitious UN emissions target "very soon" and is bidding to co-host a COP summit with…
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Environment
Brazil deforestation shatters April record
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon last month shattered the record for April, destroying…
3 years ago
New Zealand sea level rising more quickly than forecast: data
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The sea level is rising twice as fast as previously forecast around parts of…
3 years ago
Climate change creating new virus hotspots ‘in our backyard’
by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with…
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Europe lashed by extreme weather as climate crisis grows
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Europe endured record extreme weather in 2021, from the…
3 years ago
Canada announces billions in new climate spending
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - More electric vehicles and green energy were among the measures Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out…
3 years ago
Germany looks to farm fumes in breakup with Russian gas
by Florian CAZERES Agence France-Presse RIBBECK, Germany (AFP) - As Germany scrambles to reduce its dependence on Russian energy, the…
3 years ago
Australian beach town of Byron Bay inundated by floodwaters
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - The Australian coastal enclave of Byron Bay, best known for its celebrity residents and idyllic beaches,…
3 years ago
Senegal’s water-stressed capital faces difficult future
by Laurent Lozano Agence France-Presse DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) - Many residents of the Senegalese metropolis Dakar get up in the…
3 years ago
‘Trash has value’: Kenyan inventor turns plastic into bricks
by Nick Perry Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - "Plastic still has value," said Nzambi Matee of the mountains of…
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